Ripe soybeans near Morden, Man. on Sept. 14, 2017. (Allan Dawson photo)

U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn firm on export demand

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures firmed on Thursday on supportive export demand and light bargain buying following a three-day slide, along with renewed optimism about demand for soy-based biodiesel fuel, analysts said. Wheat and corn rose on light technical buying and bullish weekly export sales data. Chicago Board of Trade November soybean futures


Canadian dollar pressures Prairie wheat bids

Canadian dollar pressures Prairie wheat bids

The loonie rose roughly half a cent over the course of the week

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada dipped during the week ended Oct. 13, as the Canadian dollar rose due to higher oil prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were down as much as $3-$4 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to

(Stephen Ausmus photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. grains: Wheat down on weak export demand

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell for a third straight day on Wednesday, pressured by plentiful global supplies and strong competition for export business, especially from Russia, traders said. Corn fell, following wheat, and soybeans also declined after a choppy session. Chicago Board of Trade December wheat settled down 4-3/4 cents at $4.30



Provincial harvest nearly complete, fall field work in progress

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 16 (FINAL)

Harvest in Manitoba is nearing completion. Harvest of cereal crops, field peas, and canola is essentially complete. Soybean and flax harvest is close to complete, grain corn and sunflower harvest is ongoing. Germination and stand establishment of winter cereal crops is good; seeded acres are down across the province. Fall field work including tillage, soil



(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. grains: Front-month soy tops US$10

New York | Reuters — U.S. spot soybean futures closed above US$10 a bushel on Friday, the highest in 2-1/2 months, on follow-through buying a day after the U.S. Department of Agriculture lowered its estimate of the U.S. average soy yield, analysts said. Corn futures rose on a bigger-than-expected weekly export sales tally and wheat


Weaker loonie supports wheat bids on Prairies

Weaker loonie supports wheat bids on Prairies

The Canadian dollar dropped roughly half a cent over the course of the week

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada rose during the week which ended Oct. 6, as weakness in the Canadian dollar drove up prices. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS, 13.5 per cent protein) wheat prices were up as much as $7 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according to

Canola futures climb as snow falls over Prairies

Canola futures climb as snow falls over Prairies

Canola deliveries remained steady, but so did demand

ICE Futures Canada canola contracts moved higher over the course of the week ended Oct. 6, hitting their best levels of the past month as snow hit parts of the Prairies and put a halt to harvest operations. With about a quarter of the canola crop still out in the fields Prairie-wide, the adverse weather